Senefeldera
Senefeldera verticillata flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Hippomaneae
Subtribe: Hippomaninae
Genus: Senefeldera
Mart.
Species

Several, see text

Senefeldera is a plant genus of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).[1][2] Their wood can be used as timber, in handicraft and as firewood.[3] It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.[4]

The genus was circumscribed by Mart. in Flora vol.24 (2) on page 29 in 1841.[4]

The genus name of Senefeldera is in honour of Johann Alois Senefelder (1771–1834), who was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.[5]

Species

Kew accepts 3 species;[4]

  • Senefeldera testiculata Pittier
  • Senefeldera triandra Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Senefeldera verticillata (Vell.) Croizat

References

  1. ↑ Cornejo, Fernando; Janovec, John (2010-07-06). Seeds of Amazonian Plants. Princeton University Press. p. 58. ISBN 9781400834488.
  2. ↑ Kubitzki, Klaus (2013-11-27). Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Malpighiales. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 194. ISBN 9783642394171.
  3. ↑ López, Dairon Cárdenas; Corba, César Augusto Marín; Suárez, Luz Stella Suárez; Trejo, Aida Cecilia Guerrero; Barrera, Pablo Nofuya (2002-04-17). Plantas útiles de Lagarto Cocha y Serranía del Churumbelo - Departamento del Putumayo (in Spanish). Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas "SINCHI". p. 16. ISBN 9789589687895.
  4. 1 2 3 "Senefeldera Mart. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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